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Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on road infrastructure safety management article annex_III CELEX: 02008L0096-20191216 INDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF NETWORK-WIDE ROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENTS
1. General: (a) type of road in relation to the type and size of regions/cities it connects; (b) length of road section; (c) area type (rural, urban); (d) land use (educational, commercial, industrial and manufacturing, residential, farming and agricultural, undeveloped areas); (e) property access points density; (f) presence of service road (e.g. for shops); (g) presence of road works; (h) presence of parking. 2. Traffic volumes: (a) traffic volumes; (b) observed motorcycle volumes; (c) observed pedestrian volumes on both sides, noting ‘along’ or ‘crossing’; (d) observed bicycle volumes on both sides, noting ‘along’ or ‘crossing’; (e) observed heavy vehicle volumes; (f) estimated pedestrian flows determined from adjacent land use attributes; (g) estimated bicycle flows determined from adjacent land use attributes. 3. Accident data: (a) number, location and cause of fatalities by road user group; (b) number and location of serious injuries by road user group. 4. Operational characteristics: (a) speed limit (general, for motorcycles; for trucks); (b) operating speed (85th percentile); |
Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on road infrastructure safety management article annex_III CELEX: 02008L0096-20191216 (c) speed management and/or traffic calming; (d) presence of ITS devices: queue alerts, variable message signs; (e) school zone warning; (f) presence of school crossing supervisor at prescribed periods. 5. Geometric characteristics: (a) cross section characteristics (number, type and width of lanes, central median shoulders layout and material, cycle tracks, foot paths, etc.), including their variability; (b) horizontal curvature; (c) grade and vertical alignment; (d) visibility and sight distances. 6. Objects, clear zones and road restraint systems: (a) roadside environment and clear zones; (b) fixed obstacles at the roadside (e.g. lighting poles, trees, etc.); (c) distance of obstacles from roadside; (d) density of obstacles; (e) rumble strips; (f) road restraint systems. 7. Bridges and tunnels: (a) presence and number of bridges, as well as relevant information concerning them; (b) presence and number of tunnels, as well as relevant information concerning them; (c) visual elements representing hazards for the safety of the infrastructure. 8. Intersections: |
Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on road infrastructure safety management article annex_III CELEX: 02008L0096-20191216 (a) intersection type and number of arms (noting in particular the type of control and the presence of protected turns); (b) presence of channelisation; (c) intersection quality; (d) intersecting road volume; (e) presence of level crossings (noting, in particular, the type of crossing and whether they are manned, unmanned, manual or automated). 9. Maintenance: (a) pavement defects; (b) pavement skid resistance; (c) shoulder condition (including vegetation); (d) condition of signs, markings and delineation; (e) condition of road restraint systems. 10. Vulnerable road users' facilities: (a) pedestrian and cycling crossings (surface crossings and grade separation); (b) cycling crossings (surface crossings and grade separation); (c) pedestrian fencing; (d) existence of sidewalk or separated facility; (e) bicycle facilities and their type (cycle paths, cycle lanes, other); (f) quality of pedestrian crossings with regard to the conspicuity and signposting of each facility; (g) pedestrian and cycling crossing facilities on entry arm of minor road joining network; (h) existence of alternative routes for pedestrians and cyclists where there are no separated facilities. |
Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on road infrastructure safety management article annex_III CELEX: 02008L0096-20191216 11. Pre/post-crash systems for traffic injury and gravity mitigation elements: (a) network operational centres and other patrolling facilities; (b) mechanisms to inform road users of driving conditions in order to prevent accidents or incidents; (c) AID (automatic incident detection) systems: sensors and cameras; (d) incident management systems; (e) systems for communicating with emergency services. |